+1 (non-binding)
Verified the following:
[ Automated - via hbase-vote.sh on Docker / eclipse-temurin:11.0.31 ]
* Git tag: 2.6.6RC0 → d5f63f523c065f963992ea4e74db268d17816631 ✓
* GPG signature: ok ✓
* SHA512 checksum: ok ✓
* RAT check (JDK 11.0.31): ok ✓
* Built from source (JDK 11.0.31, hadoop3 profile): ok ✓
* Unit tests (JDK 11.0.31, runSmallTests): ok ✓
[ Manual ]
* API compat report reviewed — one additive abstract method added to
RegionMetrics (getCurrentRegionColdDataRatio). Noted as intentional
by RM. ✓
* Maven staging repos (orgapachehbase-1615, orgapachehbase-1617):
all 53 artifacts present, published 2026-06-04 ✓
* CVE fix (HBASE-30193): jakarta.mail excluded from hbase-thrift POM
in staging ✓
Environment: macOS, Docker eclipse-temurin:11.0.31, Maven 3.x
--
*Thanks,*
*Aman Poonia*
On Sun, Jun 7, 2026 at 5:57 PM Nick Dimiduk <[email protected]> wrote:
> +1, binding
>
> * Signature: ok
> * Checksum : ok
> * Rat check (1.8.0_492): ok
> - mvn clean apache-rat:check -D skipTests=true
> * Rat check (17.0.19): ok
> - mvn clean apache-rat:check -D skipTests=true -D
> hadoop.profile=3.0
> * Rat check (26.0.1): ok
> - mvn clean apache-rat:check -D skipTests=true -D
> hadoop.profile=3.0
> * Built from source (1.8.0_492): ok
> - mvn clean install -D skipTests=true -DskipTests
> * Built from source (17.0.19): ok
> - mvn clean install -D skipTests=true -D hadoop.profile=3.0
> -DskipTests
> * Built from source (26.0.1): ok
> - mvn clean install -D skipTests=true -D hadoop.profile=3.0
> -DskipTests
> * Local loading with LoadTestTool (26.0.1): ok
> - ./bin/hbase master start
> - ./bin/hbase ltt -write 5:512:5 -num_keys 1000000
> - ./bin/hbase ltt -read 100:5 -num_keys 1000000
> - click around in the webUI
>
> On Fri, Jun 5, 2026 at 12:20 AM Andrew Purtell <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > Please vote on this Apache HBase release candidate, HBase 2.6.6RC0
> >
> > The VOTE will remain open for at least 72 hours.
> >
> > [ ] +1 Release this package as Apache HBase 2.6.6
> > [ ] -1 Do not release this package because ...
> >
> > The tag to be voted on is 2.6.6RC0:
> >
> > https://github.com/apache/hbase/tree/2.6.6RC0
> >
> > This tag currently points to git reference
> >
> > d5f63f523c065f963992ea4e74db268d17816631
> >
> > The release files, including signatures, digests, as well as CHANGES.md
> > and RELEASENOTES.md included in this RC can be found at:
> >
> > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/hbase/2.6.6RC0/
> >
> > The compatibility report shows one issue in the RegionMetrics interface,
> > but this seems intentional and additive, so I have allowed it. This may
> > be a factor in your vote.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/hbase/2.6.6RC0/api_compare_2.6.5_to_2.6.6RC0.html
> >
> > Maven artifacts are available in a staging repository at:
> >
> >
> https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachehbase-1615/
> >
> > Maven artifacts for hadoop3 are available in a staging repository at:
> >
> >
> https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachehbase-1617/
> >
> > Artifacts were signed with the 0xD5365CCD key which can be found in:
> >
> > https://downloads.apache.org/hbase/KEYS
> >
> > To learn more about Apache HBase, please see
> >
> > http://hbase.apache.org/
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Your HBase Release Manager
> >
>
